sulfureux

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sulphurōsus, from sulphur (whence soufre).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /syl.fy.ʁø/
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Adjective

sulfureux (feminine sulfureuse, masculine plural sulfureux, feminine plural sulfureuses)

sulfurous / sulphurous
(figuratively) scandalous (clothing, etc.)
(figuratively) inflammatory (behaviour, etc.), fire-and-brimstone

Related terms

sulfurique

Further reading

“sulfureux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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